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neither House nor Senate can agree until natl election day, Speaker of the House becomes Pres

newly elected Congress meets to open and count ballots

state party convention

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5 Matching questions

Majority of 538

Jackson vs. Quincy Adams

Weaknesses of Electoral College

Natl Election Day

WI Electoral Votes

a10

b270+

c1. Can win popular vote and still lose President
2. No majority of EC voters, election goes to House/Senate, where the Pres owes his job to Congress (against Founding Fathers)
3. Electors don't have to vote for who they're pledged to

dJackson lost but had popular vote

eTues after first Mon in November
vote for slate of Electors

5 Multiple choice questions

2 Senators plus # of people in the house

How # of Electors changes

WI Electoral Votes

# of Electors

# of Electors per State

only Pres until House and Senate make decision

Selection of Electors

WI Electoral Votes

Speaker of the House

# of Electors

tie, 36 rounds in House, 12th Amendment

Speaker of the House

Selection of Electors

Jackson vs. Quincy Adams

Jefferson vs. Aaron Burr

# of people needed to be present to make decision official of the House

Quorum

# of Electors

12th Amendment

January 6

1. Shorten list of candidates
2. Didn't trust people to do it directly
3. Didn't want the President to owe his job to Congress

2 Exceptions to winner takes all of Electoral Votes

Weaknesses of Electoral College

Reasons Founding Fathers founded Electoral College

District of Columbia Electoral Votes

5 True/False questions

If no one gets 270 votes... → 10

True False

2 Exceptions to winner takes all of Electoral Votes → Nebraska and Maine

True False

12th Amendment → if the President dies between voting time and January 6th, the VP becomes President

True False

How # of Electors changes → 538

True False

20th Amendment → further clarifies Electoral College by separating voting for Pres and voting for VP by the Electors